JAMES BOND. THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY

It was a strong face, certainly - the eyes pale grey and very cold, themouth was hard, the dark hair - grey-streaked now - still fell in theauthentic comma over the forehead.' This is how John Pearson reacted to his first encounter with the realJames Bond, an encounter probably unique in the annals of thrillerwriting. He went on to write the bestselling authorised biography of IanFleming. At the time, like most of the world he assumed that James Bondwas nothing more than a character in Fleming's highly charged imagination.Then he began to have his doubts. Doubts which were reaching such a pitchthat the British secret service were trying to warn him off the scent.Despite this, he finally became convinced that James Bond was not onlyreal, but actually alive. Thanks to a change in policy within the secret service he was invited toembark upon a companion volume to his life of Fleming. This resulting bookmust be one of the most extraordinary biographies of our times - theauthorised life of a myth, the official biography of James Bond. Here Pearson reveals amazing adventures, situations and incidents onlyhinted at in Ian Fleming's books; the story of Bond's life, the Bonds ofGlencoe; the night he lost his wallet and his virginity in Paris - andfound his first love; his first assignment - to save the bank at MonteCarlo; his duel with the S.S.; his women, scandals and tastes - all hererevealed. This promises to show a side of Bond never seen before.